September 22, 2021 -

Metro Installs the First Ever Electric Vehicle Charging Station

September 22, 2021April 22, 2023 Admin

September 2021: In another first, METRO Pakistan reaffirms its commitment towards “Environment Sustainability” and being a responsible business by installing first ever Fast Charging Station for Electric Vehicles (EV) at any retail store in Pakistan. The Electric Charging Station was inaugurated by Mr. Marek Minkiewicz, Managing Director, METRO Pakistan Private Limited and Mr. Ahmad Najeeb, Chief Executive Officer, Albario Engineering…

LPG price may witness Rs19/kg cut

September 22, 2021April 22, 2023 Admin

The Petroleum Division is making efforts to ensure a cut of approximately Rs19 per kilogramme in the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) through giving relief in taxes imposed on LPG price whereas the upcoming economic coordination committee (ECC) of the Cabinet will take a decision in this regard. According to sources, the petroleum division has forwarded a summary titled…

Universities combine to streamline critical mineral mining

September 22, 2021April 22, 2023 Admin

Curtin University and the Australian National University (ANU) have joined forces to help Australian mining companies better identify, characterise and extract critical minerals with a focus on sustainability. The two universities will combine their expertise and research to assist the industry with ore body characterisation, education and training. The joint work will not only allow enhanced extraction of these materials,…

Around five million Chinese nationals to be working in Pakistan by 2025

September 22, 2021April 22, 2023 Admin

There would be around five million Chinese nationals working in Pakistan by 2025 whose health needs can only be met by enhancing collaboration between Pakistani and Chinese medical universities, research institutes and biotechnological firms under the China Pakistan Health Corridor (CPHC), a senior Pakistani public health expert said on Tuesday. In order to meet the health needs of millions of…

Climate change adaptation is critical for Pakistan, Naheed S. Durrani

September 22, 2021April 22, 2023 Admin

The climate change adaptation is a critical concern for developing countries and in particular for Pakistan owing to the fragility of its ecosystems and its vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, said Naheed Shah Durrani, Secretary Ministry of Climate Change while addressing two-day workshop on launch of National Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) System for GHG Inventory and M&E…

Govt Resolved to Assist KE Meet Growing Power Demand

September 22, 2021April 22, 2023 Admin

The federal government is resolved to work with K-Electric (KE) to address the power challenges in Karachi keeping in mind the growing power demand of the city, a minister said. It’s good to see a concerted effort being made by KE to meet Karachi’s power demands,” said Ali Zaidi Minister for Maritime Affairs during his visit to K-Electric’s Bin Qasim…

SAPM Tabish Gauhar ‘quits’

September 22, 2021April 22, 2023 Admin

This is the third resignation by technocrats in the energy sector in a row since the PTI government assumed power. Tabish Gauhar had earlier tendered resignation and went to Dubai in protest because of meddling into the power sector affairs by the-then SAPM on Petroleum Nadeem Babar, but he came back on the intervention of the prime minister on January…

PC puts off Decision on HEC sale

September 22, 2021April 22, 2023 Admin

The commission board has given two minimum floor rates to the Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCOP) for taking a decision, said an official of the privatisation ministry after the meeting. It has recommended setting the minimum price at Rs22.3 per share by giving a 7.5% discount on the three-month weighted average price of PRCL. The second option is that the…

Power production hits all-time high

September 22, 2021April 22, 2023 Admin

Pakistan hit an all-time high power production level at 16,078 Gigawatt hours (GWh) in a month in August on the back of strong demand for energy from industries amid expansion and households adding appliances and gadgets in their daily usage. The growth in electricity generation is in line with the government’s policy to make maximum utilisation of the surplus power…

Distribution firms seek Rs2.07 hike in power tariff

September 22, 2021April 22, 2023 Admin

The CPPA said Discos had charged consumers a reference fuel tariff of Rs4.73 per unit in August while actual fuel cost turned out to be Rs6.805 per unit, hence the additional fuel cost of Rs2.07 per unit should be charged to consumers in coming month. Interestingly, the major contribution of almost 35pc power supply came from hydropower resources at no…